Saturday, May 15, 2010

A Cinderella Story!!

Happy Saturday to you all!  It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend here in VA and I can't wait--we've had lots of thunderstorms and rain here this week so the sun will be very welcome!  My daughter is off to Hershey Park (amusement park) with her school's chorus today--she had to be at school at 4:30 am and won't be home until 11 pm.  Always a fun time but she's exhausted--her school's chorus has won the honors at the competition each year and of course the rides are fun too!  My hubby and son are off to Andrews Air Force Base in MD today to see the big Air Show they have once a year--the weather will be perfect for it.  I haven't been since the kids were very small and they were pretty scared so we never got back, but growing up I went a lot since we lived pretty close and school field trips were always there.  Nothing like seeing the Blue Angels fly up close and personal--awesome!  I have a private copics class today and then I'm off to go jogging and walk the dogs then CRASH in bed.  I've been pulling all nighters getting ready Class 4 for my Color Me Creative Classroom and tons of projects that were due--the 15th of the month can be a real killer KWIM, LOL!  Anywho, I hope you all have a wonderful and fun weekend!


NewsBitz:

-The Color Me Creative Classroom's Class 4 invitations will be sent out later this evening and into tomorrow for those that pre-paid & registered.  Please, Please do not email me that you haven't received your invite until Monday--it will take me awhile to go through all the receipts and get the invites out manually--I appreciate your patience!  And I hope you enjoy Class 4--there are a lot of FUN techniques and ideas for you to learn in that class!  If you have not signed up yet, but would like to--that's fine too--the class is ongoing so you can sign up anytime HERE!

-This is a SUPER-LONG Blog Post so please make it thru to the end---the Copic Creations Challenge project is at the end of this post and it has some special meaning to me so I'd like you to see!  There might be some BLOG CANDY sprinkled in along the way too!


-I also have a FUN COPIC Contest going on at my Color Me Creative Site HERE---all are welcome to participate.  Details are on the main site, scroll down to the "NEWS" section to see!

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A Cinderella Story!


One of my all time Disney Fairytales is Cinderella--I have loved that story and movie for the longest time.  I guess it's good triumphs over evil is what I like best, but also that you can accomplish so many things if you have goals and dreams.  And yes, the romance is pretty good too--we all need a Prince Charming sometimes (I married mine), lol!!  So I've created a fun Cinderella themed Celebration of Dreams Explosion Box for the Magnolia-licious DT's Blog Hop!  We're celebrating the Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group's 2nd Birthday with 8 weeks of FUN Challenges, Prizes and Contests--you can find out more on the special Birthday Blog HERE!  If you're coming to me from Cathia's Blog then you're on the right track--if you want to start at the beginning then head to Cheryl's Blog!


This is the top of my Explosion Box (tutorial link and re-sized measurements at end of this post).  I used "Kitchen Tilda" from Magnolia-licious for my Cinderella BEFORE the Fairy-Godmother visits her and colored her monochromatically in sepia tones with my Copics (E44 thru E40).  In my Copic Classroom Class 4 I'll teach you how to create images like this in sepia and black & white! The sentiment is from the Disney "Cinderella" movie--you can find Disney Quotes HERE!  I typed the quote on Word and printed it out on my cream cardstock and inked up the edges after cutting it out with a SB's nestability die.  Some layered Prima flowers/roses, some die-cut scrolls and embossing finish off the top--and she has just a little bit of bling on her dress with stickles (I couldn't help myself)!!


This is the box from the side--I used GCD Studios "Ella Bleu" papers on the outside along with cream and choc. brown cs and inked all the edges.  The box top has a trim border around it made with a MS border punch.
SURPRISE---CINDERELLA AT THE BALL

When you pull off the lid out springs the sides of the box--SURPRISE!!  These are such fun boxes to make and to give---what recipient wouldn't love to open one of these!  (I will say this box was a long labor of love but worth every minute, hee hee)  Now Cinderella has been transformed into a Princess and is ready for the ball or celebration to come!  I left off a sentiment on the inside, but this could be for a birthday, graduation or any celebration you might dream of!  The dp on the inside is from Basic Grey's "Euphoria" pack--like little mini wild-flower fields surrounding her.  The crown like purple cut-outs were made with a Spellbinders border die.


And here is the beautiful Princess---I used "Dancing Tilda" from the Magnolia-licious Store (she's from the new Fairytale Collection).  Instead of a Prince next to her holding her hand (hey, he wouldn't fit, hee hee) I gave her a bouquet of beautiful mini rosebuds to hold instead!  I re-purposed a ribbon spool by adding decorative paper to the sides and top to give her a stage to stand on (to make her stand up she has a cs easel like contraption I made with scor-tape to keep her sturdy).  She's colored with Copics (V17,V15,V12,V000, V0000) and I added some stickles to her dress apron and tiara---diamond glaze coats her shoes.  Around the base of the stage I've added some Prima leaves and mini roses and rosebuds.


I like to use transparency sheets to create clear swirls inside my boxes.  I cut a circle from my transparency with my circle nestabilities and then cut that into a round spiral with my scissors by hand.  I attach one side of each end of my spiral to an opposite end of the box with scor-tape or glue dots.  This creates clear swirls around your box--I embellished them with stardust stickles and small butterfly punch outs coated in glitter.  It gives the effect of swirling magic and joy surrounding Cinderella--as if the Fairy Godmother has just waved her magic dust on her!

And this is what the inside looks like before you put the top on--everything folds up neatly inside ready to spring open and SURPRISE someone!!  Make sure when you are making these boxes that everything fits folded up and with the top on---that's really important!

A link to a tutorial for these Explosion Boxes is HERE!  I resized mine to be larger---I used a 12x12" pc of cs for my box base scored at 4" & 8" on 2 sides (creating 9 boxes).  I cut out my corner boxes but you can leave them in like on the tutorial if you want--I like my boxes to lay flat when opened so that's why I cut them out.  For the top you need a 6.25" x 6.25" square of cardstock scored at 1" on each side to fit this box.
***BLOG CANDY ALERT---want to win these two beautiful Magnolia stamps?  Then leave a comment on this post only telling me what your favorite Fairytale Story is--along with whether you liked my box today too, hee hee!!  You have until Tuesday to leave a comment!!**

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Hope you enjoyed my Celebration Cinderella Box---Now NEXT ON THE BLOG HOP is PATTI JO HEREAnd don't forget to end the hop at the Magnolia-licious Birthday Blog to join in on the fun!!  Hop, Hop!!




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Copic Creations Challenge Blog--Monochromatic!


This time the Copic Creations Challenge Blog is doing monochromatic coloring for you---a fun technique to use with your copics!!  This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Katie Cotton's "Paper Makeup Stamps" and she supplied all of the DT with a digi stamp of their choice to use!  I chose this image called "Baylee"--not only because that's my doggie's name & spelled the same too (lol), but also because I have two nephews that suffer (my one nephew passed away many years ago) from a chromosone defect and use wheelchairs to get about in life. I, myself spent some time in a wheelchair as well and it can be rough and hard on that person, I know.  But I also like the joy in this image and hop--you could use this for anyone that's sick or not feeling so good and cheer them up a bit.  There are a ton of stamps in stamp-land but few that feature handicapped images and I'm so proud to present this one to you today.



For some reason I had the hardest time getting the lighting right on this card so please forgive me--but I used all Cool Grays (from C00 thru C9) on this image.  I added just a touch of R20 pink to her cheeks and sunglasses for a little fun!  Her wheelchair got a nice coat of diamond glaze and I added some fun stickles to her shoes and hairband.  Hope you like her as much as I do!!

Now hop on over to the Copic Creations Challenge Blog to see the rest of the DT's lovely projects and to join in on the fun as well!

Have a great weekend everyone!


Copic Class 2--Video #1 from Suzanne J Dean on Vimeo.
Advanced Shadowing/Light Source/Folds of Clothing


161 comments:

  1. Love your theme Suzanne! Great idea to go from the sepia tones to beautiful colors inside! Both Tilda's are gorgeous!

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  2. Your box is stunning Suzanne, I love it!!!
    Can't wait for Class 4 to begin :-)
    By the way, my favorite Fairy Tale is Cinderella as well.

    Hugs
    Hélène

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  3. I just love the way you used very neutral tones on the outside of your box and all the color on the inside, so symbolic, your work is as always outstanding. My all time FAV fairytale has to be " snow white" geuss its cos i also had a witch for a mum, he he.
    smiles
    Paola

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  4. Wow Suzanne,
    I just get tears of joy in my eyes.... so emotional is that box.
    I love this Fairy Tale, it make me sad and happy.....
    You have created such a special box. I think that is the dream of everyone ... and I know when you dream of something it will become true.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Hug's
    Reni

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  5. this is a very beautiful box
    love how you did'it


    karin

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  6. Okay, I am totally blown away! I had never heard of an explosion box before. Your box definitely has the jaw-drop factor! The transition from the sepia toned outside to the wonderfully colorful inside is so dramatic. Brilliant idea! All the DPs are lovely and your coloring of the images is perfection. Can't begin to fathom all the time and effort you put into this project. Snow White is my favorite Disney "princess".

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  7. Oooh, this is so beautifull!
    And a great idea ;)
    Hugs Anneke

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  8. Hi Suzanne,
    I love the sepia look of the outside of the box and then inside seeing the gorgoeus colors. I love how you did the butterflies on the transparency sheets. What agood idea. Love the little stage too.
    My favorite fairy tale would be Cinderella. she got the reward she deserved after looking after those horrible sisters.
    Hugs Marion

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  9. My fav fairy tale is Cinderella... So I adore your explosion box!!! It is amazing - specifically, aside from the stunningly colored Maggie, I love the DP. So pretty! Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy!

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  10. First, love the box. I know I'm repeating what others have said, but the idea to go with the mono on the outside and the bright colors on the inside is way cool. My fav fairy tale is not Cinderella (although any princess tale is good with me) but the Princess and the Pea. When I was little I always thought I would be that sensitive to feel that little pea through all those mattresses!

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  11. Hi Suzanne! Just love this explosion box. Going from the sepia tones on the outside of your box to the explosion of color on the inside is really brilliant! Love these images and your amazing coloring. Beautiful work as always! hugs, Angela

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  12. Oh! And your monochromatic card is beautiful too! I always find those types of cards difficult but you have no problem. Gorgeous card! hugs, Angela

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  13. Wow! You put a lot of time and love in that Cinderella box! It is awesome. The monochromatic coloring as amazing also. Sure wish I had some of your talent! Great job on everything, as always. Enjoy your "crash" time and maybe you can get some reading in, too.

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  14. Oh my goodness! I love how you box tells a story!!! What a clever idea doing the two different color schemes and placing the princess on a pedestal!!! Love it!
    My fav is Cinderella, I saw the ballet too and loved it all over again!
    Hugs, Dena

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  15. WOW!!! This box is really beautiful. I love how you used the transparency to add dimension and interest to the inside of the box. It really is magical!

    I can't really narrow my favorite fairytale down to one. I think it would be a tie between Cinderella and Rapunzel.

    Hugz,
    Deana

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  16. What a wonderful way to start a Saturday morning! I cannot believe how busy you have been with all these beautiful treasures! You are so talented! I just love your Cinderella in the box...so beautiful! My favourite story was Cinderella as well...I used to pretend I was her going to the dance by using blankets as my dress! Your colouring is stunning too Suzanne! Thank-you for inspiring us all!

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  17. Great explosion box! My granddaughter would love it as she is really into princesses. My favorite fairy tale is Little Red Riding Hood.

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  18. What a wonderful box!! I have always loved Cinderella as well. I have watched all of the versions of this great story, but the original is the best!!

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  19. Suzanne, these projects are just wonderful! Your idea for the exploding box with all the color inside is BRILLIANT! you never cease to amaze me with your coloring talents!

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  20. I love your box! What an awesome project! Love your black and white card too! My fav fairy tale is Cinderella too!

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  21. What a beautiful box! I can't imagine the time it took and so creative to go from the sepia to the full color on the inside! That quote is on my studio wall along with pictures of my family, most taken at WDW. We are huge disney fans! My favorite fairytale would have to be Cinderella as well. I just love Gus Gus. I wished I had mice and a fairy godmother. LOL I loved Enchanted as well.
    hugz
    tina

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  22. Love the Sepia. Can't wait to start class 4 Suzanne. My favorite is Cinderella too. I remember being taken to the movie theatre to see it when I was a little girl. It was the first time for me and that was many years ago.

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  23. Wow Suzanne, what amazing projects! I love your explosion box. Cinderella is my favorite fairytale as well, so your box really touched my heart. I love your second project as well, it is so gorgeous in those color tones. Truly stunning.
    Hugs, Christine

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  24. Suzanne, GREAT JOB with your box!! Love the sepia on the outside and opening turns into so much beautiful color!!!
    hugs, Janiel

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  25. This is beautiful, Suzanne. My favorite fairy tale is also Cinderella. Great job also on the monochromatic card.

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  26. Suzanne what an adorable little box and how cute the images are...I love the monochromatic cards and Cinderella is my all time favorite too.

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  27. Loved the explosion box of course!!
    My favorite Fairytale is the story of the Ugly Duckling. I love that it teaches you not to believe the nay sayers and that there is room in life for all kinds of people, not just the beautiful ones.

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  28. Hello!

    I love making Magic Boxes and your Cinderella is perfection! What a wonderful project and gift for someone to receive! Beautiful!

    Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs is my all time favorite fairy tale - you can see on my blog that I also had to make them into dolls! :<)

    Love your blog! Wishing you a great weekend! The sun is shining in WI today also! :<)

    Barbara Diane

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  29. OMG! I must be "out to lunch" cuz this is the first time I have seen an exploding box! It is beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial. My favorite fairy tale is Snow White. When I was young I was always looking for "little people" that hid under plant leaves!

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  30. Absolutely gorgeous, Suzanne. I love how you have your image muted and subtle on the outside of the box, then so brilliant in purple on the inside.

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  31. A beautiful day here, too! I loved Rapunzel as a child.
    Gorgeous cinderella box-the perfect images and coloring!

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  32. Beautiful interpretation on your explosion box! Soft & subtle outside...then vibrant & elegant inside. Just lovely Suzanne! You list GCD as your paper...What does GCD mean?
    Oh, by the way my favourite fairy tale is Snow White.

    Hugs,
    Linda

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  33. Your Cinderella box is awesome. What a Tilda transfomation. Wish thats all I need to do to look so good! Love it, Love it Love it. hugs Shelley

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  34. Love how you went from "dull" to "amazing". I love the inside and how you put her on a pedestal. I think Cinderella is my fav fairy tale too. Thanks for all your inspiration that you share with us!

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  35. Suzanne, Oh my gosh, when I saw the Tilda on the out side with the sepia tones I NEVER dreamed I would open the box to such a colorful delightful wonderland scene that was my dream come true.. as a child as we all did I always wanted to be Cinderella and that was it... we played and this is still playing but you put it in a way that we could just look at this and still and dream... Thank you...
    Hugs, Jean

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  36. Wow, your box is stunning. Love the contrast of the subtle color outside and the bright color inside. Also, love the ribbon spool stage (knew I was saving those spools for something). I think my favorite Fairy Tale is Snow White, the dwarfs are just so cue and funny.

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  37. Suzanne: again you outdid yourself..dont ever stop. You can do a video on just how you got her to stand up!!!

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  38. Your Cinderella Story box is AMAZING! It is so beautiful. WOW!

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  39. The box is amazing! And yes, i can see that it must have been a labour of love. You always put so much detail in your fabulous designs.

    I'd have to say I'm with you on the favourite fairytale -- Cinderella. I really can't help but cheer for the underdog! :)

    Have a great weekend!

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  40. This is such a gorgeous piece of art work, it brought happy tears to my eyes this am...just love this box...cannot wait to get my copics and take a class...my favorite fairy tale is Cinderella always. Lynn

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  41. Gosh, this is fantastic! Love it so much!

    My favourite fairytale is Cinderella, all girls loves princeses ;-)

    Have a wonderful weekend,
    Annchen

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  42. Hi Suzanne!
    Your explosion box is AMAMZING! Love all the details- just perfection! My fav fairytale is def Snow White. I have fair skin & black hair so when I was a little girl I used to get told I looked just like her :) I'm making my way through Class 2 & have learned SO much! Well worth every penny :)

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  43. Are you kidding? Like? I absolutely love it. What a surprise someone will get when they take the lid off - just beautiful. My favorite fairy tale has always been Snow White and especially the dwarfs. Thanks for sharing your creation and candy with us.

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  44. Oh my gosh...your Box is so beautiful Suzanne. I just love the concept of dull to dazzling. I wish I had just a little bit of your imagination..My favorite would have to be Cinderella, but I must admit to having a soft spot for Ariel..(The Little Mermaid)
    I have never entered any contest before but I am definitely going to give this a go....
    hugs
    Jennifer

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  45. My favorite fairy tale is also Cinderella, and as a child I used to dress up in old bridesmaid dresses to watch the Rogers and Hammerstein version with Leslie Ann Warren (dating myself here!). "In my own little corner, in my own little chair, I can be whatever I want to be!"
    Your Tilda box is the epitome of that Cinderella song to me! It is stunningly beautiful! I will have to try one of these boxes...it would be my first!
    Thanks for the chance for this blog candy, Suzanne!
    Hugs to you,
    Pam

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  46. You clever woman, you!!! I love your box and the whole theme behind it! Adorable!

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  47. HOLY COW!!! Suzanne - BOTH projects are totally amazing. Seriously, you are a genius. The Tilda exploding box is soooo amazing - what creative idea! Not to mention your amazing use of color. Wow. And your CC card is sooooooo awesome! I just love, of course, how you've colored and shaded this adorable image. You are an amazing lady!! (Thank you VERY much BTW, for the shout-out on my Glee card! I've been so overwhelmed I didn't have a chance to stop by earlier. I really appreciate it - you're an awesome friend!) hugz, Mary

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  48. That box is fab! My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella.

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  49. Great creations. I love your Cinderella Story explosion box. Soo fun. I think my favorite fairytale story is sleeping beauty.

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  50. Gorgeous box Suzanne!! Love the mono Tilda outside and the coloring is breath taking. The Tilda inside is an absolutely beauty queen!! So cute and fun scene.
    The second mono card is awesome too. Love the B/W coloring, that's gorgeous!
    Hugs,
    Cabio

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  51. Oh Suzanne what GORGEOUS creations! Absolutely Love the Fairy Godmother Cinderella box! Such a STUNNING creation hun! You are so talented! Thanks for the wonderful eye candy! And of course for the chance to win these two beauties! My ultimate favorite fairytale is Cinderella too! In grade school we did Cinderella as a musical/play and I got to be one of the mice; so this story is very near and dear to me! :) Hope you enjoy your weekend hun!
    Hugs~ Kim

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  52. Your box is wonderful! I love the Cinderella theme!

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  53. My favorite fairy tale is Sleeping Beauty because it's one that my dad and I would watch when I was really little.

    stunning creations and I really like how you created a sepia tone on the front of the box and then full of color for the inside.

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  54. Oh what a beautiful explosion box. Thank you for the directions.

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  55. My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella. I LOVE your explosion box! I would love to try and make one for my great-niece's birthday this summer when she will be seven. She has loved Cinderella and princesses since she was about two and able to voice her opinion.

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  56. OMG Suzanne, This is amazing. The story that is told here is just perfect Cinderella. The outside of the box is gorgeous. Love the coloring and the Tilda turning into a princess on the inside. Wow Wow Wow is all I can think to say on this. Truly beautiful.

    My favorite fairytale is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I can remember going to the movies every year to see that when it came out. When my daughter was born I had to buy the movie and we watched it together all the time as well. Everything about the movie brings back such sweet memories.

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  57. I Love your "Explosion Box".
    Love the Cinderella Theme! The sepia tones on the outside to the purples on the inside create an amazing effect for the theme.
    So romantic and heart warming.
    Cinderella is my favorite Disney Fairy Tale...

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  58. Sleeping Beauty is my favorite fairytale but also love Cinderella and would love those 2 Tildas.... Thanks for the opportunity.

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  59. Suzanne!!!!
    Your explosion box may be called a magic box too!!!:))) It´s stunning!!! The colors are perfect!!
    My fav fairy tale is Cinderella and my graddaughter also love it!! (LOL) Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy!
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Hugs
    Regina

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  60. Such detail! Very, very cute, I am just going to have to makeone of these boxes.
    Cinderella is my fav fairy tale, I always love when the underdog comes out on top. LOL

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  61. WOW Awesome explosion box. Love all the detail. Cinderella is my fav also.
    bbarker@tc3net.com

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  62. Oh my goodness. I have never ever seen a more beautiful explosion card EVER! This is just fabulous! You have so many elements for this box and I don't even know where to start other than it is just GRAND! coloring is just SUPERIOR!
    I also have to say that Cinderella is my all time favorite. I have a HUGE snow globe from Disney of the carriage and her! Oh it is spectacular! Enjoy your weekend.

    peggy.biggs@att.net
    Peggy

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  63. Gorgeous, gorgeous box Suzanne! Love how the outside is so monochromatic and they, SURPRISE!!! Beautifully colored and darling embellishments!

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  64. Suzanne--
    Your exploding box is spectacular!! It represents Cinderella perfectly--plain on the outside and beautiful on the inside. Any girl (young or old) would love it!! I am taking your COPIC class level 2 and will be taking 3 and 4 as well. You are a truly inspiring person and artist!
    Thank you!!!! :)
    Debbie

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  65. Youe box is absolutely stunning. Love the inside and the Tilda on top in sepia. I hope to be able to color almost as good as you when I get all the classes finished. My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella.

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  66. I love your box. The colors are perfect. My favorite princess story would be Cinderella.

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  67. Me, too Cinderella! So you can imagine the oo's and ahhhh! I think you have outdone yourself! I can't imagine anything better! What a great imagination you have to use a ribbon reel! How wonderful you have made this box! Words aren't quite enough. I want to thank you for teaching me to use copics on youtube. I do appreciate every video! You have done so very much for this craft! Hugs, Barb F

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  68. My favorite fairytale has to be the Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. Your explosion box is so creative and beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

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  69. simply amazing and stunning! I like the way that you made the clear transparency swirls around cinderella. I think that my favorite fairytale, well (Disney DVD version) is Beauty and the Beast. She was the 1st Disney princess w/ spunk and a flaw (her bangs kept falling into her face). Anyway, i am blown away by your creativity!

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  70. Beautiful Suzanne, although I have come to expect nothing less. Love the colours and the surprise Tilda is just gorgeous in lilac, one of my favourite colours. Now, I have to agree with you, I am a girly girl and just love the story of Cinderella, I have watched that film hundreds of times, lol. Hugs Tracy x

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  71. Beautiful box and wonderful story behind it, Suzanne! You did a fantastic job showing your story! Love the way you used the ribbon spool as a stage. VERY creative! Awesome card too!
    hugs!
    Sharon

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  72. Hi Suzanne, Love your box and the sepia colours and the lovely way the tilda dances.
    My favourite Fairy tale is Peter Pan cos I jus so love Tinkerbell !!!
    Lol Jo.

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  73. So much FUN, Suzanne!!! This truly is a Fairy Tale : ) I love the idea of the swirls in the box. You have such a creative mind! I love to 'pick your brain' hee hee!

    My fav Fairy Tale is also Cinderella. I don't like the beginning, but I LOVE the end : ) I remember watching it over and over with my boys (believe it or not) when they were little. I got to be a kid again lol!

    Lots of love and big hugs ~
    Lori

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  74. Suzanne, your box is stunning ( as always)Whenever you do a project, I always think it is my favorite--then you come up with something new that just wows me!! Beautiful, just beautiful.
    Hugs Monica M

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  75. LOL!! YOU HAVE TO BE THE QUEEN OF POSTING LOL!!! HE HE!! YOU COMPLETELY FLIPED ME!!! I SCREAMED WOOOOOOOW!! I seriously was with my mouth open drooling on every detail.HIGH FIVE TO YOU SUZANNE!! This is one more reminder why you are in many DESIGN TEAMS.Let me try to make it short because i could go on and on.The sepia coloring is stunning.Would have to try it one day.WHEN YOU OPENED THE INSIDE ANOTHER JAW DROPPING MOMENT!!Geez suzanne you have out done yourelf.ALL THE COLORS ARE GORGEOUS AND YOUR COLOURING IS BREATH TAKING.GLAD YOUR MY FRIEND I COULD BRAG ABOUT HE HE!!!

    YOUR OTHER BLACK AND WHITE CARD IS SO (I'M SPEECHLESS) SO SO SO I'M JUST GONNA STARE AT IT FOR A BIT lol!! amazing there you go lol!
    The image brings a realistic life to the card.A very special image.

    My fave fairy tale is Little Mermaid.I just like the love story ,the characters ,the ocean colors.I also get a tickle how ARIAL is certain to give up EVERYTHING for LOVE!!! (yeah i watched it over and over lol!! ok cya next time.RubyM:)

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  76. Suzanne, I love both of your card. I had seen your card on Copic Creations, but didn't realize it as one of yours. Often I can pick out your style before seeing your name. I like that I can be surprised.

    My favorite fairytale is Beauty and the Beast. I love that she can see beneath the "beast". However I also love The Little Mermaid. I still cry when her father gives her up to her dreams.

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  77. Suzanne your explosion box is gorgeous! I love how you did the sepia tones on the outside of the box and living color on the inside! You are an amazing artist! I also love your black and white card gorgeous as well!
    Hugs,
    Nancy

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  78. Your box is awesome! Love the monocramatic look and then full of color on the inside...Beautiful perfection!!

    Blessings

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  79. Liked the transition from Sepia to brilliant color...True to the story line from cinder dust to golden life.
    One of my favorite Fairy Tale stories is Beauty and The Beast. Took a special quality to fall in love with the "heart" of the beast by looking beyond his outward apperance.

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  80. MY, my, Miss Suzanne...You are one amazing crafter. I just LOVE this Cinderella Surprise box. I will just have to CASE it at some point for my two grand daughters (ages 4 and 5). My fav fairy tale growing up was Cinderella but recently after taking the grand daughters to see Princess and the Frog recently released, I am really liking it and the "N'orleans" jazz music and the idea that most of us started with a "frog" and wound up with a Prince. We have our 45th wedding anniversary May 30th and I would love to win the blog candy you are offering. Thanks for all you do and the wonderful projects you share. You are SUPER!!!!
    Hugs, Martha

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  81. Oh my this is beautiful. My GD calls her Cinderbella...too cute. Oh I love all the fairy tales so it is so hard to pick one. I've always had a fondness for Sleeping Beauty.

    Love the the box and the transformation, from ashes to beauty.

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  82. This is gorgeous!! I love how you did the before and after cinderella- so whimsical. Ok now I will be on the lookout for that paper!! I love gcd and that creme & choc is beautiful!!
    My favorite fairy tale is also Cinderella and I still remember watching the movie with Leslie Ann Warren back in the early 1970's-yep I just dated myself! I wonder if this available-I'd love to see it again!

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  83. Suzanne,

    Your Cinderella Explosion Box is Fantastic; such creativity and talent. My favorite Fairy Tale is also Cinderella. I love the spiral acetate with the stardust stickles and punchout butterflies.

    Barb
    miatagal at shaw dot com

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  84. My favorite fairy tale would be Beauty and the Beast if that is a fairy tale...Your work is always so lovely and the explosion box is no exception!

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  85. I guess it's not quite a fairy tale as it is a story....it is The Ugly Duckling.

    I spent a lot of my childhood home sick with kidney infections and I remember watching this show while my mom was in the kitchen. It really got to me when the little duckling cried because he thought no one loved him.

    I went running into the kitchen right into my mom's arms just sobbing because I felt so bad.

    To this day I still choke up when I see this movie.

    I love, love, love the exploding box. It is whimsical and deserving of a fairy tale.

    Cathy

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  86. Your box is wonderful, from cooking Magi to Princess Magi, so Cinderella. My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast (Disney's cartoon version). How great it is to fall in love with a beast who ends up turning into a handsome prince.

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  87. Love the Tilda box. And such a great theme: Cinderella. Tilda makes a great Cinderella. It's been a long time since I've read a fairytale. I always thought Beauty and the Beast should have been a fairytale if it wasn't. I was kind of a book girl growing up so I can so relate to Belle. And of course I married "my Beast." Hehe! My prince in disguise. Thanks for the great eye candy and the chance to win some Tildas!

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  88. Love the Tilda box. And such a great theme: Cinderella. Tilda makes a great Cinderella. It's been a long time since I've read a fairytale. I always thought Beauty and the Beast should have been a fairytale if it wasn't. I was kind of a book girl growing up so I can so relate to Belle. And of course I married "my Beast." Hehe! My prince in disguise. Thanks for the great eye candy and the chance to win some Tildas!

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  89. My favorite fairytale is Cinderella because even the mice helped make her dreams come true. I love the idea of making the outside Tilda plain and inside colorful, you gave some thought to how Cinderella made her transformation. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  90. I love your box, and how it is CInderella in rangs on the outside and the beuatiful princess on the inside. You are so creative! My favorite fairy tale would be Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. I just love those little men! Hope your daughter had a good time at Hershey Park. I do not live very far from the park and my Dad attended Milton Hershey School. I have a lot of memories from that park.

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  91. OH MY SUZANNE~~this is over the top!! You are the GREATEST Inspiration to me!!!! LOVE IT!!! My fave fairytale is "The Little Mermaid" only b/c when I was a SAHM for 3 years I took up caregiving for 4 other families and My youngest was 3 at the time and another little one that I babysat was 1 1/2 and they always wore their little mermaid shirts on the same day and then would watch the movie over and over and over again!! These little sweethearts are 21 and 23 now :)) Thanks so much for chance at these lovely stamps!!
    Blessings and hugs

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  92. Loved the box!! My favorite fairytale is The Mouse and The Lion. Always been a sucker for animals and happy endings.

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  93. I just love your explosion box. It's perfect! My favorite fairytale is snow white. Thanks for the chance to win this yummy candy! ~Angela

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  94. Wow, your box is spectacular!! I love the way you used sepia colors on the outside to an 'explosion' of color on the inside. You are such an inspiration to many, thank you for sharing. My favorite fairytale is also Cinderella.

    Karen in FL

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  95. Wowzer Suzanne! I love the explosion box and I am going to watch the tutorial so I can create one! I love the monochromatic card also! I was a counselor for special education for 8 years and I have so much love and respect for these kids. The challenges they overcome are miraculous! What a great image! You are such a wonderful and creative person!
    Hugs,
    Lisa
    muffy74sf@aol.com

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  96. quote "along with whether you liked my box today too, hee hee"

    I had to laugh because even you laughed at your own question...Who wouldn't LOVE your little box!!! teehee

    My fave fairytale is Cinderilla I can remember watching it every time it was on TV growing up and never tired o it! ( & hating her wicked stepsisters) ;)

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  97. Your box is just fabulous! How wonderful the surprise inside is. I love all the fairy tales but if I had to choose just one I suppose it would be the ugly duckling. It reminds me that we all look a little unsightly at times but there is something beautiful in each of us!

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  98. Great box! Love the princess pop-up. Definitely want to try this now!
    My favorite fairytale is CINDERELLA!!!

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  99. The box is lovely. Such a sweet idea. My most favorite is Lady & the Tramp. I watched that over and over.

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  100. Oooh these boxes are awesome. My favourite Fairy Tale is Peter Pan, oh to be able to fly!

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  101. Suzanne, this is stunning! I love how you've made the outside monochromatic and the inside all colorful. Funnily enough my favorite fairytale is Cinderella...I have watched Ever After with Dew Barrymore so many times, lol!

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  102. My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella has anybody said that yet LOL!!!!! We all want a extreme makeover like that with just a swirl of a wand (no exercising,plastic surgery or liposuction) Your box captured the magic of cinderella perfectly.

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  103. LOVE,LOVE,LOVE your box, so beautiful!!
    I'd like to get a clear idea on how you did the transparency swirls.

    I have always liked the shoemaker and the elves, but I am also a lover of sleeping beauty and Beauty and the Beast.
    Susan

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  104. Your card and box are beautiful. I especially love the way you did the box all brown and explode to lavendar!!!

    My favoritre fariytale is also Cinderella but I love the Roger's and Hammerstein's version with Leslie Ann Warren. I remember watching it when I was young and then it wasn't played or released tot video for sometime.

    My sis and I were watching it once and my niece thought we were crazy when we new the words to all the songs!!!

    Blessings,
    Christine

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  105. The exploding box is extraordinary! What a fun idea to put Tilda in it (I've always just seen scrapbook photos). My favourite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast.

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  106. Wow Suzanne, love your projects!! The monochromatic ones look so great with the expert shading - great job!!! Now I just need to get up the nerve to try it myself.

    As for my favorite fairytale....I would have a hard time choosing between Cinderella, of course, with that lovely dress, and the persistent prince searching for his true love, going door to door just to find her and happiness. (What a hopeless romantic I am!)
    My other choice is Pinnochio. It sure had a good lesson in "Don't lie, it doesn't pay!" and "the truth always wins in the end."

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  107. OMGosh your box is fabulous, what a wonderful gift! And love your monochrome card too, it looks perfect in the grey tones
    BTW, my fav fairytale is Cinderella too!

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  108. This box is truly magical, Suzanne! I love the way you've so symbolically used the sepia tones on the outside and then, on lifting the lid, there is the wonderful display of colour. The magical quality is enhanced by the use of the transparency spirals with the glitter and butterflies - a true master stroke!

    I'm sure that Cinderella is many peoples' favourite fairytale, as it is mine because it communicates the importance, not so much of beauty, but grace. Cinderella's patience and giving nature was properly rewarded in the end.
    Diane x

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  109. what gorgeous creations i LOVE the box I have only made one of these once before for my dad for fathers day. My favourite fairy tale if you like is ' a little princess' it is a brilliant story i think you owuld love it. they have made a film of the book but the book is always better

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  110. it's not just an explosion box, its explosion color, way to go with the sepia to colorful color, great idea. My favorite fairytale is definitely Cinderella ;)
    Irene

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  111. Your explosion box is absolutely beautiful. I've never made one but am going to give it a try after seeing the beautiful samples by the DT. My fav fairy tale is also Cinderella. Thanks for a chance to win the wonderful candy.

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  112. WOW! What an incredibly beautiful suprise box! Loved the monochromatic top to brightly colored inside...what a great gift it would be!! And of course anything with Tilda can't help but be wonderful! Thanks for sharing your talents... so appreciate the inspiration. And Cinderella has also been my favorite fairy tale too! :-)

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  113. wow stunning box, I love it!! my fave is Cinderella

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  114. F A N T A S T I C !!!!!!!

    Your creations always amaze me and I LOVE seeing what you come up with! You talent never ceases to make me smile!!

    WOW!! You ROCK!!!!

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  115. Love your box! and Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale!

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  116. Cinderella is my favorite too, she is the proof that the right pair of shoes can change your entire life! Looove the box, you super rock!!!!

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  117. That is the most creative stunningly beautiful explosion box I have EVER SEEN!!! The theme is outstanding for doing a box like that!

    I've never been a fan of fairytales (I think it's because the poor princess is the target of the "evil") But with Disney's The Princess and the Frog movie....I have a favorite fairytale. She's independent and she's not the target of the bad guys, the prince is. LOL

    Wendy

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  118. Your boxis so magical. I love how you brought Cinderella to life inside the box. Beautiful work and colors. It is hard to pick a favorite fairytale cause as a kid I loved them all, but I would have to say Snow White. Loved the dwarfs.

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  119. Inspiring as always! Just beautiful! My favorite is Sleeping Beauty. I love how the prince cuts through all the briar bushes and fights the mean dragon to rescue his princess. My own prince charming has had to do that for me!

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  120. Love the box--even the color choice is just right for the before and after. You are amazing. My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella. The story is great but to me it means more because of a trip we took to Disneyworld where we had breakfast with the princesses. It was 9 years ago but I can still see the sparkle in my granddaughter's eyes when she met the beautiful Cinderella.

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  121. OMG Suzanne this is GORGEOUS! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the explosion box, truly magical and the transparency swirls - what a great idea!
    BTW, my favourite fairytale is Cinderella too!So romantic!
    Hugs,
    Silvie from France

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  122. That is so cool! Thanks for sharing! I think I am in love with the monochromatic coloring on your explosion box.

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  123. LOVE the Explosion Box. Wonderful idea. And so beautiful. Words don't do it justice. Exemplary. My fave fairy tale is a toss-up between Cinderella and Snow White.
    Thanks again for your inspiration.
    Peace, Becky Johnson
    princes729@aol.com

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  124. Hi Suzanne, I simply adore your explosion box. It's next on my "To Make" list. I love Cinderella... maybe it has to do with my being a school custodian - all that cleaning & sweeping lol. Nancy

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  125. WOW! Your box is PRICELESS! Your artwork is always da bomb!

    Linda
    leenda1 at cox dot net

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  126. Your projects are simply amazing Suzanne. That explosion box is just magnificent.

    My favorite fairy tale is also Cinderalla. I absolutely love the movie Ever After with Drew Barrymore. Regardless of when or where it takes place, Cinderalla is just a plain classic.

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  127. Cinderella has always been my favorite childhood story. When I was so small, my Daddy took me to my 1st movie...yes, it was Cinderella! What a wonderful memory to have. Needless to say your Explosion Box has a very, very special spot in my world. the Sepia color on the outside of the box was fabulous. I don't know any little girl (or big girl...he, he, he!) who wouldn't want to receive this fairytale!

    Thanks for the memory!

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  128. I totally love your box. You have a wonderful imagination. I especially like the way the box opens and explodes into color with the beautiful Cinderella. I would love to try to imitate your box with your blog candy. Cinderella is my fav. Thanks for the sharing and the chance for blog candy. I am lucky enough to live near Disney and see the Cinderella's Castle all year!

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  129. Oh Suzanne, this box is out of the world. I absolutely love it. I'm going to try my hands at one. Fantastic coloring as usual. I am a huge fan of Sleeping Beauty. I think mostly because she's wearing pink, but Cinderella is a close second. Love the monochromatic challenge. Can't wait to try one.
    Hugs xx
    Carolyn

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  130. Cinderella is absolutely beautiful! I think my favorite is a toss up between Cindy and Snow White. Gotta love that little goofy guy. Smiles!!

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  131. OMGoodness your box is beautiful...
    I love your Projects your coloring
    is always soooo beautiful.My favorite is Snow White..... very happy ending
    Linda W.

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  132. Even tho Cinderella was the first Disney movie my mom took me to see, I have to admit I love Sleeping Beauty. My grandaughter tho loves Cinderella and we sing: Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo all the time!
    BTW: I love your exploding box! Just beautiful!

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  133. The box is beautiful...a true labor of love! Wouldn't it be romantic if she was holding a diamond engagement ring... I have to agree my favorite fairy tale is also Cinderella.

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  134. Suzanne, Love your sepia Cinderella to full coloured Princess surprise. The explosion box is amazing, and all your gorgoeus details and colouring are amazing. Hugs Jodie from Oz

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  135. That is so very beautiful!! I love the theme!!!!! Love the use of the Sepia toned image on the outside and then the wow colors whne you open it. Great job!

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  136. I love this box! I made some a month or so ago that were little scrap-page boxes, but this is just beautiful!
    Shelley
    shelldian at hotmail dot com

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  137. oops...and my fave fairytale was always Cinderella!
    Shelley
    shelldian at hotmail dot com

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  138. Suzanne, I just love your explosion box !!!! I love how you took it from Sepia tone to the beautiful inside, so unexpected!! I guess I am not alone in saying Cinderella has always been my fav fairy tale!! I guess it's every girls fantasy that our prince charming will ride in and take us away to life as a princess in a castle ....oh my!!

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  139. Suzanne, this is gorgeous! Lots of work and love went into that for sure! It is beautiful. My fav fairy tale story is Sleeping Beauty. I did not really have one as a kid, but my youngest son was obsessed with SB when he was younger (my hubby just loved that!!) and after watching it so many times, I grew to love it. I love the songs in it! Hugs,
    Tori

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  140. Your box is so pretty. What a surprise inside that is just to die for. I think my favorite fairy tale would have to be Cinderella. It is a timeless story that can have any number of updates. Love the get well soon card. Just great.

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  141. Your box is pure eye candy! I love how you are making her hold the flowers :) Ok as for my favorite fairy tale, I must confess mine is the Beauty and the Beast...that keeps reminding us that no matter the looks, it's the "inside" that really counts...

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  142. That exploding box is beyond CUTE!!! Just awesome!

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  143. My all time favorite fairy tale is Snow White. Dopey is just too cute.

    Denise from Chicago

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  144. Hi Suzanne-beautiful box card...I like all your details and especially the princess. I also like your monochromatic card. My favorite fairytale has always been Snow White.

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  145. The sepia to color transition is surprising and delightful--it reminds me of Wizard of Oz, which is my fav fairy tale. You have imspired me to try one of these!

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  146. Gotta love Cinderella!
    Your box is beautiful!

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  147. I've seen explosion boxes before but none that were as explosive as this one. Going from the muted coloring on the outside to the brilliant coloring on the inside. Wonderful project!!! I, too, am a Cinderella fan.

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  148. My favorite fairy tale would be Cinderella too. Because she gets prince charming and it's has a happy ending.

    Your box is beautiful! Thanks for a chance to win.

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  149. I just love the sepia colors! Very elegant! My favorite fairy tale must be Snow White. Not because of the story itself, but because my Grandpa took me to see it at the theatre (dating myself here *grin*). It's one of the memories of our time spent. Of course if he were around now he'd be pushing 102! He was wonderful!

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  150. What a wonderful box!! Love it!

    I love all of the fairy tales, each in their own special way but my favorite will always be Cinderella. The story is amazing and it is one that lets every little girl know that anything is possible. Dreams do come true!

    Stacy Armer

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  151. Beautiful creations Suzanne! My friend Carole and I actually requested the Baylee stamp to support our friend who lost her daughter Baylee this past Feb. It really made my heart happy to see your card with this stamp today! I'm glad that you found this stamp and that it's so suiting to your life. It makes me happy. :)

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  152. My favorite tale is a true story where a gal u know traveled 10000 miles to meet the love of her life! The first kiss at jfk airport...awwww
    Hugz

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  153. WOW! Love your box! What an awesome idea! And the monochromatic card is stunning! Thanx for giving us these great ideas.

    Greetings, Debbie Meijer :)

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  154. You did an amazing job on your box!!! I absolutely love it and will try to play along. I can't wait to see what you come up with next. My favorite fairytale is "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs".
    Thanks for the chance to win.

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  155. Wow I love your box!! I like how you did the dark colors on the outside then the bright ones on the inside! Anyhoo Growing up my fav fairtale was " The Little Mermaid"

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  156. Your box is beautiful Suzanne. I love the colors your used. It looks just like Cinderella.

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I appreciate all your lovely comments and taking the time to stop by! hugz,Suzanne

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